Analyzing Wimbledon

The Power of Statistics

Specificaties
Paperback, 272 blz. | Engels
| e druk, 2014
ISBN13: 9780199355969
Rubricering
Juridisch :
e druk, 2014 9780199355969
Verwachte levertijd ongeveer 11 werkdagen

Samenvatting

The game of tennis raises many questions that are of interest to a statistician. Is it true that beginning to serve in a set gives an advantage? Are new balls an advantage? Is the seventh game in a set particularly important? Are top players more stable than other players? Do real champions win the big points? These and many other questions are formulated as "hypotheses" and tested statistically.

Analyzing Wimbledon also discusses how the outcome of a match can be predicted (even while the match is in progress), which points are important and which are not, how to choose an optimal service strategy, and whether "winning mood" actually exists in tennis. Aimed at readers with some knowledge of mathematics and statistics, the book uses tennis (Wimbledon in particular) as a vehicle to illustrate the power and beauty of statistical reasoning.

Specificaties

ISBN13:9780199355969
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:272
Hoofdrubriek:Economie

Net verschenen

Rubrieken

    Personen

      Trefwoorden

        Analyzing Wimbledon